Montreal going on a deep playoff run seems to have sparked a debate as to whether or not the league should expand the playoffs to include more teams. The Habs finished the regular season 18th overall, and with 16 teams making the playoffs you could argue that some other teams were more deserving but ultimately missed the cut. Based on
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Due to other Sunday time commitments, the Shootaround Podcast is now a Tuesday podcast for the foreseeable future (2:40) NHL Playoffs(23:25) NBA Playoffs(33:49) Toughest sports to play in front of an away crowd(47:01) Toronto Raptors draft at fourth overall(58:31) Maybe the most positive Blue Jays Hype Report we’ve ever had(1:05:40) We power rank stuff in the following summer time categories:
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This week we’re a man short because Blake can’t make it to the pod. But the show goes on (2:36) The Blake-less Blue Jays Hype Report(14:59) Ball Hockey Talk(20:50) NHL Playoffs: Fleury, Price, wild ending to Game 4 of Isles v Lightning(35:55) Whats more entertaining: NHL v NBA Playoffs?(46:55) NBA Playoffs: Jazz are toast, Ben Simmons and KD v Giannas(1:03:56)
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(1:50) Adam and Cameron go through arbitration and are handed out fines for groupchat conduct(20:55) Tom reluctantly addresses the Toronto Maple Leafs(34:55) NHL Playoffs and the defence of Marc-Andre Fleury(47:27) NBA Playoffs(1:09:15) Julio Jones traded to the Titans(1:19:05) Blake’s Blue Jays Hype Report
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The first round of the NHL playoffs provides us with plenty of surprises every season, and this year was no exception. With multiple games on every night for the last two weeks, there’s been plenty of action to keep track of, so I’ll try to touch on some of the biggest storylines from the first round. Edmonton Oilers get swept
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(9:15) Toronto Raptors miss the playoffs(14:45) Tom runs through the updated NBA Title Odds heading into the Playoffs(34:22) The Tim Tebow Outrage(44:35) We draft 2021 NHL Playoff team in a beer case bet Anyways, here’s the results for 2021 Playoff Draft Challenge: The scoring works as followed: 1 point for a first round win, 2 points for a second round
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This week we dive heavy into sports. Cameron sits on the Bruins hot seat to defend his play-by-play man, ripping off helmets, his goalie and group chat transgressions. Ben then gives us his weekly Blue Jackets report. We then talk about Charlie Montoyo, the Toronto Raptors and Alex Smith’s return to football. Second half of the podcast we tackle two
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With sports back, the podcast opens up the show with some Leafs v Blue Jackets trash talk, and discuss the MLB as more games get postponed as well as the Raptors’ hot start. All the while Zach multi-tasks and records while on a date at 7/11. In the second half of the show we have the latest iteration of our
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I’ve voiced my disdain for the NHL’s 24 team playoff format to anyone that would listen so it’s time I put the words to blog form. In my opinion the new format cheapens the product that the NHL and its fans love to boast about every spring; the chase Stanley Cup as the toughest playoffs in sports. Between the neutral
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This week the crew tackles some of the leftover questions that Adam posed for last week’s Mailbag Episode. This leads to a heated debate over food, the best playoffs in sports and Cameron’s logic in general. Next week will be the long awaited trivia rematch of Blake and Zach vs. The Mighty Ducks. Blake and Zach currently have the 1-0
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